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This quilt from the Minimalist Design category at QuiltCon 2015 is Modern Mojo 2 by Linda Thielfoldt. Here's what Linda has to say about her quilt:

"What a great color! I bought the green fabric intending to make a wholecloth quilt. When I came across the spiky looking white print I knew I had to change my plans. A little graph paper, a little cutting and a lot of free hand quilting fun and MM2 was born."

Click here to watch Linda's longarm videos here at TQS.

Star members can also watch Linda in Show 1006: Quilting for Garments: Watch and Wear.

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Wendy Williams, our 2021 BOM designer, created Pretty Little Pots not as a Block Of the Month kit, but as a Block Of the WEEK kit. "This fun achievable quilt is designed with 52 little blocks, hence the ‘block of the week’ title. The idea is to build up your embroidery skills as you go, like little lessons each week." It's a great quilt to pot your own quilting ideas and let them sprout.

See more of Wendy's quilts and learn from Barbara Black in Show 2801: TQS BOM 2021 "Color My World".

Original Photos: Zumi Hidalgo

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Wendy Williams, our 2021 BOM designer, created Pretty Little Pots not as a Block Of the Month kit, but as a Block Of the WEEK kit. "This fun achievable quilt is designed with 52 little blocks, hence the ‘block of the week’ title. The idea is to build up your embroidery skills as you go, like little lessons each week." It's a great quilt to pot your own quilting ideas and let them sprout.

See more of Wendy's quilts and learn from Barbara Black in Show 2801: TQS BOM 2021 "Color My World".

PrettyLittlePotsbyWendyWilliams - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

PrettyLittlePotsbyWendyWilliams - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

PrettyLittlePotsbyWendyWilliams - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

PrettyLittlePotsbyWendyWilliams - 36 Pieces Rotating

PrettyLittlePotsbyWendyWilliams - 100 Pieces Rotating

PrettyLittlePotsbyWendyWilliams - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Zumi Hidalgo

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We continue our selection of quilts exhibited in 2019 at the Houston International Quilt Festival as part of their 45th Anniversary, the Sapphire Anniversary. The Sapphire Celebration exhibit is described as:

"Quilters have long used the color blue to symbolize trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven. Sapphire is also the chosen gem to celebrate 45th anniversaries—which International Quilt Festival is doing this year (2019)! These new and antique blue and white quilts will be suspended from the ceiling in a spectacular and unforgettable display."

To be a part of the exhibit, quilts had to fit the following criteria:

• Entries may be Traditional, Modern or Art.
• Entries must have been made between 1974 and 2019.
• The minimum size is 50” x 50”

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Technology is so advanced these days that soon our sewing machines may be doing the sewing without our help. For now though, we celebrate technology's achievements with our art, which is what Julie McAllister did. She took Carl de Torres' image of Robot Surgeon and created Robo de Torres. Featured at PIQF 2019 at the World Quilt Competition, Julie's quilt used raw edged appliqué techniques to show off "the impact of AI (Artificial Intelligence) on all aspects of our daily working life" as represented in Carl's illustration.

Robo de Torres by Julie McAllister of Australia was featured in the World Quilt Competition at the Pacific International Quilt Festival (PIQF) 2019.

Original Photos: Lucas Davis

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How do you make quilt blocks when seams don't match? Using Dee Christopher's approach, you can even get a new look by adding a centerpiece to a traditional block. Great teaching.

Dee will be teaching in her classroom called "Dee's Saturday Sampler" on TheQuiltshow.com blog, the TQS Facebook, Alex Anderson's Facebook, Ricky Tims' Facebook and the TQS YouTube channel. 

Join Dee this Saturday, January 2, 2021, at 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London Time. 

If you are interested in the products mentioned in Dee's classes, click here.

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Your $39 1-year membership at TheQuiltShow.com gets you all 3 Block of the Month patterns. Here's how.

Join as a member here.

Then login and go download the Afternoon Delight patterns to your computer. The patterns are under LEARN>BOM 2020. You can print them later.

Download Afternoon Delight patterns here. They are only available through January 3, 2021.

Color My World patterns will be downloadable each month starting January 1, 2021. On November 1, 2021, both the November and December patterns will be available for download.

A-Z for Ewe and Me! will be available for download when the new site begins in late January 2021.

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What do you do when your work space changes? Have you moved somewhere new? Has your room become bigger or smaller? Is it oddly shaped? Do you have to share it with other duties? Learn how to organize your space when things change as Alex talks with Lilo Bowman, author of Love Your Creative Space.

Join Alex LIVE on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.

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Holiday Spirit was a guild challenge for Bethanne Nemesh where she had to feature her birthday, which is December 30th. The muse represents December and there are 30 pine cones to represent the date. Made in the early 2000s, it's a bit different from what we see her doing today.

Star Members can watch Bethanne in Show 2107: Extraordinary Binding Techniques & Amazing Fabric Collage.

HolidaySpiritbyBethanneNemesh - 35 Pieces Non-Rotating

HolidaySpiritbyBethanneNemesh - 99 Pieces Non-Rotating

HolidaySpiritbyBethanneNemesh - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating

HolidaySpiritbyBethanneNemesh - 35 Pieces Rotating

HolidaySpiritbyBethanneNemesh - 100 Pieces Rotating

HolidaySpiritbyBethanneNemesh - 300 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Holiday Spirit was a guild challenge for Bethanne Nemesh where she had to feature her birthday which is December 30th. The muse represents December and there are 30 pine cones to represent the date. Made in the early 2000s, it's a bit different from what we see her doing today.

Star Members can watch Bethanne in Show 2107: Extraordinary Binding Techniques & Amazing Fabric Collage.

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis